A/N So bi-weekly updates seem to be the norm for me lately. I have been struggling to finish this up. There will be for sure two more chapters, maybe a third depending on how wordy I get. Thank you to everyone who has favorited, followed and reviewed this story. I didn't think when I wrote this back in March anything would come of it, so I am glad people are enjoying it.

Thank you to CoppertopJ for her beta skills. A special thank you as always to littleashes17 for pushing me and for being my sounding board. Without you I would have given up writing this months ago.

I don't own Twilight, I just enjoy the characters. All mistakes are mine. Enjoy!

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Chapter 16- Christmas Day & Christmas in Forks

After arriving home late from their Christmas Eve activities at Edward's parents' house, they decided to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas before bed. Edward laughed at Bella as she sang every song. After a shared shower, they fell into bed, curling into one another before falling fast asleep.

Bella woke before Edward and quietly made her way downstairs to get breakfast started. Edward had requested cinnamon toast, so putting the oven on the lowest setting, Bella prepped the toast and placed it into the oven. She knew Edward's first gift for Christmas would take a little while, and she didn't want the toast to burn.

Bella didn't hear any movement from the bedroom, so she knew he was still asleep as she slipped into the guest room. Locating the box she had hidden a few days ago, she pulled the red lingerie lined with white fur from the box and slipped it on. She added a Santa hat for the full effect.

Tiptoeing quietly, Bella made her way back into the bedroom where Edward was still lightly snoring; the daylight was beginning to filter into the room. She took a moment to appreciate his sleeping form. Edward was so handsome and seeing him lying there in just his red silk boxers with the blankets pulled off him, she licked her lips in anticipation of her plans for him.

Edward was lying on his back with his arm covering his face, the perfect position for her plan. Carefully Bella crawled onto the bed, easing her way to where he lay still sleeping. Pulling the blanket down slowly, Bella smiled, seeing the outline of his thick cock. Using her fingers to gently brush the semi-hard flesh, she fought the urge to giggle when it jumped slightly from her touch. Knowing it wouldn't be long before he would wake up, she got in position and pulled his boxers down slightly.

Edward shifted a little at the sensations but remained asleep as far as she could tell. Bella teased him at first, leaning down and lapping and sucking at his tip before stroking and sliding her tongue along his shaft. She finally slid his length into her mouth, using her tongue to swirl and her mouth to pull. His cock began to swell and harden in her mouth, which caused a moan to escape his lips.

Bella kept her eyes on Edward's arm resting over his face as she began picking up her pace, taking as much as she could down her throat and sucking him deep as she caressed and stroked his balls. She wanted to wake him up by pushing him over the edge.

"Uh, babe. Merry Christmas to me," Edward groaned, his voice raspy and thick with sleep. Moving his arm off his face, he met her gaze with hooded eyes and a lazy smile. "Mmm, and you're dressed for the occasion. Oh, that feels so good. Can you wake me up every morning like this?"

Releasing his cock with a pop, Bella chuckled. "Merry Christmas. I wanted to repay the favor for all the times I've awakened with your talented tongue between my thighs." She smiled as she went back to continue her mission, keeping her eyes on him the whole time.

Using her hand to set a steady rhythm while taking as much as she could into her mouth, she decided to get bold and try to take more of him into her mouth than she usually would. Despite thinking her recent porn choices would help her get better at this, she still gagged and coughed, but she didn't give up. She was a desperate woman on a mission, opening her mouth to let air in as she continued to take him as far into her throat as she could. From the sounds he was making, she could tell that he was pleased with her efforts.

As soon as she felt him start to tense up she knew he was close so she picked up her pace with renewed vigor. "Fuck baby, I'm so close. Your mouth feels so good, you're gonna make me come," Edward grunted, frantically pumping his hips and he came down her throat. He didn't hold back the sounds of pleasure, along with several curse words as he tried to catch his breath. Bella mentally patted herself on the back as she eagerly swallowed all he had to offer with a satisfied smile on her face.

Edward pushed Bella's hair away from her face. "Fuck, Bella, that was intense. You have no idea how hot it is to watch you choke on my cock." Edward moaned, reaching to pull Bella to his chest and kissing her deeply as he wrapped his arms around her. "Merry Christmas, my love."

"Merry Christmas indeed," she said, placing a kiss on his stubbled cheek. "I've been watching porn to get better at this," she went on to admit with a giggle.

Edward shook his head and smiled. "Porn without me? I don't know if I should be sad I missed that or happy that you wanted to learn some tricks. Trust me you don't need improvement in the sucking of my cock department, by the way, but I'm flattered you wanted to learn some tricks to use on me."

"I have cinnamon toast in the oven," Bella informed. "Let's go have breakfast then I want you to open your present."

"A good morning blowjob in a nightie, cinnamon toast, and presents? I think Christmas is my favorite holiday, but only if you leave that on while we have breakfast," Edward teased while fingering the fur lining on the lingerie.

"Deal," she whispered while pulling his arm to get out of bed.

Bella served the cinnamon toast when they reached the kitchen. While they ate Bella could hardly contain her smile as she watched Edward stare at her like she was something to eat. She knew how eager he was to return the favor for her wake-up call this morning, but she couldn't let him distract her yet. She wanted him to open his present first, then they could spend the day in various forms of undress.

After finishing breakfast, she stayed focused on her task of cleaning up despite Edward's attempts at distracting her. Finally, she slipped away and put on her robe which caused him to pout.

"Go turn on the fireplace and plug in the Christmas lights. I will be right there," Edward whispered in her ear and gave her ass a playful slap.

Bella squealed, moving into the living room to turn up the lights on the fireplace and plug in the Christmas tree. She quickly gathered Edward's presents and brought them to the couch to sit beside her.

While waiting on the couch, she thought she heard the garage door shut, but quickly dismissed the idea.

When Edward returned to the living room she noticed he had put on a long-sleeved shirt and sweatpants. He was also carrying two small gift bags.

"Who goes first?" he asked, coming to sit beside her on the couch.

"Well since I'm still in the giving mood this morning, open mine first," she responded, handing him the green and red gift bag.

Edward raised his eyebrows in disbelief. "You mean to tell me the wrapping queen used a gift bag?"

"Shut up and open it." Bella laughed.

Edward slowly removed the tissue paper from the bag then slid his hand in to find a small box. He couldn't help the deep laugh he let out when he realized the box he was holding was wrapped.

"I couldn't risk you getting nosey last night," Bella teased.

"Uh-huh, okay." Shaking his head he peeled the paper and realized he now held a green Rolex box. He looked up at Bella with a worried look. "Baby, you didn't have to."

"Edward stop, I can spend my money however I wish. Besides, I've been saving money since you won't let me pay any of the bills for the house. Jas pays me well so trust me, I'm okay."

Edward knew there would be no winning this argument. Bella would do whatever she wanted and he loved that about her. "Holy shit," he whispered as he opened the box. It was a gold Rolex watch with an emerald green face. The very same watch he had been looking at for months every time he went into the jewelry store. He carefully removed the watch from the box.

"Look at the back. I had it inscribed," Bella said, watching him closely and looking extremely nervous.

You make my life beautiful and sweet.

You are my lucky charm.

When Edward didn't say anything about the inscription, the silence made her start to feel uneasy. "It's cheesy, isn't it? I should've just…" Her words were cut off when Edward reached over and grabbed her, pulling her into his lap.

"Don't do that. I love this and you so much," Edward whispered, capturing Bella's lips and hugging her close to him.

Bella let out a soft moan as their lips met. As the kiss deepened, she reached up and began running her fingers through his hair. Shifting her body without breaking the kiss, she was now straddling him on the couch.

Breaking the kiss, Edward smiled against her mouth before saying, "you need to open your gifts then I can take you and thank you properly."

Feeling warm and tingly from his words, Bella huffed and began moving her body against him feeling the effect of her movements immediately. "Ooh, I think I already found my present."

Letting out a breath and laughing, Edward laid his head back against the couch. Bella knew his weakness was her, but he was on a mission to get her to open her gifts. "After you open your gift we can spend the rest of the day thanking each other," he offered with a wink.

"Deal. Now gimme those bags." She laughed, holding out her hands.

Edward chuckled and placed the first bag in her hands. She eagerly pulled out the tissue paper and gasped when she saw the small box nestled at the bottom. Surely he isn't doing this now, today. She reached into the bag and pulled out the box. Nestled inside the box was a pair of sapphire earrings in white gold. They were beautiful.

"Thank you, Edward. I love them." She smiled.

"I'm glad, I'd love for you to wear them when we go out on New Year's Eve."

"Good thing I haven't picked a dress yet." She grinned, knowing that the gifts from his parents were about to be put to good use.

"Are you ready for gift number two?" he asked, swinging the second gift bag on his fingers.

Bella leaned in and kissed Edward as she took the gift bag from his hands. Despite her still being in his lap, she maneuvered to open the gift bag. She pursed her lips as she pulled a dog collar out of the bag. Raising her eyebrows at Edward, she wondered, "are you collaring me or something?"

Edward laughed and kissed her nose, "if your neck is that small, then I need to feed you more."

"Then why would we need a collar this small…" she trailed off as recognition of what this could be crossed her face. "You didn't? But how?"

"Come with me," Edward said as he stood her on her feet, taking her hand.

Leading Bella to the side door that led to the garage, he pulled a mask from his back pocket and stopped to place it over her eyes.

"Is this really necessary? I'm pretty sure I know what's waiting for me in the garage." She laughed.

"Maybe, but you don't know for sure and this way, I can fully surprise you properly," he teased.

He led her into the garage leaving her to stand in the middle of the space while he bent down to retrieve her gift from its crate.

"Hold out your arms," he said and she complied. Then he placed the ball of fur in her arms.

Not waiting for further instructions, Bella opened her eyes and squealed in delight as she cradled the small puppy, as he covered her face with little licks.

"I can't believe you got him for me," Bella sniffled. She had been obsessed with Corgis since she was a kid and never could convince her parents to get her one. This was not something she expected from Edward.

"When I saw them a few weeks ago and discovered they would be ready just before Christmas I knew it was meant to be," Edward admitted reaching to pet the puppy's head. "Now you have to pick a name."

"I don't know. I think I need to think about it. Let's take him inside to play. Maybe he will show us his personality and that will make naming him easier."

The puppy was very energetic, running, jumping, zigging, and zagging all over the house. It wasn't long after witnessing this that Bella decided Ziggy was a fitting name.

After spending the rest of the day playing with their new addition to the family, Bella and Edward fell into bed, tired from the day. Ziggy wasn't thrilled with sleeping in the kennel. Much to his excitement, after some convincing, Edward let Bella bring him into their bed, where he snuggled closely to Bella and fell fast asleep. Edward couldn't help but laugh when little puppy snores filled the room.

They were leaving for forks in the morning and Carlisle and Esme were going to pick up the puppy mid-morning. Bella knew she was going to have to get her fill of Edward today because knowing Charlie; the boys would be banished to the couches, despite the fact he knew they lived together.

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It took some convincing the next morning to get Bella out the door, assuring her that Esme would be by in an hour or two to pick up Ziggy. Especially the way he whimpered and cried. They were only going to be gone for a couple of days.

They had a 4-hour drive ahead of them, so they needed to get on the road to miss some of the holiday traffic. Bella pouted, but when Rose appeared with hot chocolate, Bella perked right up. Rose immediately claimed ownership of the radio for the drive. No one argued, they knew better.

"Since Christmas is technically over, I thought we could listen to these playlists I made to pick songs for the wedding," Rose shared, pairing her phone with the Bluetooth. Emmett was driving first, so Rose was in the front with him.

"Ooh yes, perfect use of time," Bella added.

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After two hours of listening to probably every love song known to man, the guys were ready to stretch their legs and switch drivers. The rest of the trip to Forks went fast since Rose and Bella sat in the backseat, allowing Emmett and his long legs to sit up front while Edward drove.

As they approached Forks, both Rose and Bella sat up to make sure that Edward didn't miss the Swan residence. "Don't blink," Bella teased.

As they arrived at Bella's house, they saw Charlie's police cruiser was parked out front. Bella didn't expect him to be home in the middle of the day. Before they could get their bags from the trunk, the door swung open and Renee bolted from the house. Rose and Bella ran to meet her and they crashed into each other.

"My girls are home!" Renee shouted over her shoulder back at the house. Charlie emerged, surveying the scene unfolding between the girls.

"Moment of truth," Emmett whispered to Edward as they grabbed bags from the trunk.

"Do you think he has his gun on him?" Edward asked in response to Emmett's obvious nervousness.

"Rose said it's usually hanging by the door in his holster, so long as he doesn't go for it, we should be okay," Emmett whispered.

Even though both of them had met Charlie previously, it was brief. Plus, now they were living with the girls, not just dating them. Rose and Bella's graduation was also in a public place and being here in Forks where Charlie was the police chief, made the guys a little nervous.

Charlie made his way to the car to help with the bags. "Edward, Emmett," he said in greeting, holding out his hand to shake.

"Chief, thanks for having us," Edward responded, shaking Charlie's hand first.

"Hey Chief," Emmett reached his hand out to Charlie as well.

Shaking their hands, Charlie smiled to himself; he knew they were intimidated by him. This made Charlie happy, because what guy wouldn't want the guys dating his daughters scared of him?

"Was the trip up here good?" Charlie asked.

"For the most part, yes. Rose and Bella drove us crazy going over the music for the wedding." Emmett laughed.

"Hmm, yes the wedding. February right?" Charlie responded.

"Yes sir, we decided on Valentine's Day," Emmett added.

"Our mom has really stepped up to help Rose with the plans. I think Rose was surprised at first," Edward said, grabbing the bags from the ground.

"Rose is a great girl. She has shitty parents, so we have been her parents for the last 5 years. Bella and Rose were roommates their first year at college. We love Rose like our own," Charlie went on. "So believe me when I say if you hurt her I will hurt you," he said looking straight at Emmett.

Emmett swallowed thickly. "Understood."

"As for you Edward, Bella is my little girl and I know how to hide a body." Charlie grinned, patting Edward on the back.

Edward nodded his head. "Yes sir."

"Now let's get these bags in the house and see what the girls plan to cook tonight. You don't know how much I've missed Bella's cooking. Renee's isn't that great. Don't repeat that," Charlie offered.

Entering the house, Renee made her way to the guys and hugged them both. "I'm so happy you all came to visit for Christmas."

"We appreciate the invitation." Edward smiled.

"Of course, anytime." Renee smiled back.

"Rose, Bella, we made the bed up for you in your old room. Emmett, Edward, the sofa we just bought has a very comfortable pull-out bed and there is a spare room upstairs. I will leave it to you to decide who sleeps where," Charlie provided.

"Dad, we all live together. Edward and I can take my room. Rose and Emmett can take the spare room," Bella suggested.

"You may live together in Seattle, but this is my house."

"Charlie, seriously they're grown-ups. Not teenagers," Renee added.

"Fine," Charlie huffed.

"Thanks, Dad," Bella and Rose said at the same time while giving Charlie a kiss on his cheek which caused him to blush.

After taking their bags to their rooms, the girls went down to the kitchen with Renee to make plans for meals the next few days and see what they needed from the store.

Charlie was putting on his coat to go outside. "I need to go chop some wood. Emmett and Edward, I could use your help."

Both guys looked a little nervous but agreed. Neither of them really wanted to be the one to give Charlie a reason to dislike them.

After changing into some older clothes they met Charlie downstairs to go chop wood and bring it to the house.

Once the guys left the house with Charlie, Rose busted out laughing. "Charlie is going to scare the life out of them both."

"No doubt." Renee snickered in response.

"I swear he's enjoying this too much," Bella said, joining in the giggled.

"Okay let's get this list done and run to the store while they are occupied," Renee decided.

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After some male bonding, the guys all seemed to be more relaxed with each other. Charlie even asked them to join him to watch a game on TV while having a beer.

The girls were surprised to see all of them sitting around the TV when they returned from the store. Charlie looked visibly more relaxed and Edward looked less nervous as he chatted with Charlie about the game. Emmett even looked at peace as he sat sipping his beer.

Bella caught Edward's eye when she entered the house and felt all the butterflies when he subtly winked at her.

"We'll have dinner in about an hour," Renee shouted from the kitchen.

"Can't wait. I've missed Bella's cooking," Charlie responded.

The guys continued watching TV while waiting to be called to the table for dinner. Charlie glanced over at where Edward sat on the couch when Bella came into the room and sat on his lap.

"Oof," Edward grunted but quickly schooled his face when he noticed Charlie watching.

"Is dinner ready?" Charlie asked before adding, "I know you didn't leave those two in there to finish if it isn't."

Emmett snorted in response to Charlie's comment because he knew all too well how bad a cook Rose was and he had heard stories about Renee.

"I heard that Emmett," Rose stated walking into the living room, flopping down onto his lap.

"I was just laughing at the Chief, not you babe." Emmett smiled, hoping she would believe him.

"Mmm-hmm sure," Rose accused eyeing Emmett up. "I'll remember that."

"Relax dinner is done. Mom is setting the table now." Bella laughed as she snuggled closer to Edward. She could feel his tension from the display in front of her dad, but she could also feel his excitement as well. Which only caused Bella to snuggle closer, making Edward's breathing speed up. He shot her a pleading look that told her he didn't want Charlie to shoot him tonight.

"The table is set. Everyone come to eat," Renee called from the dining room doorway.

Everyone got up quickly to move to the table except Edward and Bella. Edward held her in place for a moment and whispered, "that wasn't very nice."

Bella chuckled. "Too bad you can't do anything about it." She knew she could get him to break or maybe at least she would earn a spanking from her bratty behavior.

"You may be surprised," he said, sliding her off his lap and adjusting himself.

Dinner was full of laughter and fun. Charlie looked like he was going to cry when Rose asked him to give her away at her wedding. Bella smiled as she watched her father hug her best friend. She didn't feel any jealousy that Rose was getting married first; she was genuinely happy for Rose and Emmett.

Looking over to see Edward wearing a smile that matched her own. Bella had zero doubts they were exactly where they were meant to be in their relationship.

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